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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. A sequence of chords that brings an end to a phrase - either in the middle or the end of a composition.
Cadence
Triad
Waltz
Ostinato
2. Closing section of a movement.
Choir
Trill
Tune
Coda
3. A direction to play lively and fast.
Sharp
Interpretation
Harmony
Allegro
4. The first section of a movement written in sonata form - introducing the melodies and themes.
Exposition
Rubato
Treble
Root
5. A short or brief sonata.
Trill
A cappella
Sonatina
Whole-tone scale
6. Arranging a piece of music for an orchestra. Also - the study of music.
Accelerando
Orchestration
Tonality
Partial
7. Three to four movement orchestral piece - generally in sonata form.
Phrase
Deceptive cadence
Symphony
Energico
8. Refers to the tuning of an instrument.
Instrumentation
Temperament
Root
Natural
9. Suite of Baroque dances.
Partita
Energico
Cavatina
Chorus
10. A person with notable technical skill in the performance of music.
System
Virtuoso
Falsetto
Septet
11. To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the performer.
Concert master
Triple time
Twelve-tone music
Fermata
12. Singing in unison - texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech.
Counterpoint
Clavier
Chant
Polyphony
13. A symbol indicating to play loud.
Forte
Libretto
Verismo
Conductor
14. A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.
Relative pitch
Glee
Carol
Instrumentation
15. Often used in overtures - a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.
Tuning
Madrigal
Medley
Hymn
16. Either of the two octave arrangements in modern music. The modes are either major or minor.
Conductor
Romantic
Relative pitch
Modes
17. The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Fifth
Unison
Falsetto
Movement
18. Creating variation pitch in a note by quickly alternating between notes.
Baroque
Vibrato
Sextet
Forte
19. First developed in the 8th century - methods of writing music.
Instrumentation
Notation
Tune
Tonic
20. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played.
Vibrato
Key signature
Progression
Choir
21. Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.
Fourth
Interlude
Scordatura
Hymn
22. One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo - phrasing - dynamics - and style by gestures and facial expressions.
Exposition
Partita
Interpretation
Conductor
23. A glissando or portamento. Also refers to the moving part of a trombone.
Slide
Interpretation
Romantic
Tritone
24. Two notes that differ in name only. The notes occupy the same position.For example: C sharp and D flat.
Opus
Fermata
EnharmonicInterval
Leitmotif
25. To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the performer.
Polytonality
Progression
Homophony
Fermata
26. A composition written for eight instruments.
Intonation
Octet
Accelerando
Tune
27. A form of Italian opera beginning at the end of the 19th century. The setting is contemporary to the composer's own time - and the characters are modeled after every day life.
Verismo
Scordatura
Madrigal
Resonance
28. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.
Overture
Trill
Sonata form
Maestro
29. The highest female voice.
Dynamics
Notation
Opus
Soprano
30. The tonal characteristics determined by the relationship of the notes to the tone.
Madrigal
Harmony
Triplet
Tonality
31. The retuning of a stringed instrument in order to play notes below the ordinary range of the instrument or to produce an usual tone color.
Trill
Cantata
Scordatura
Ligature
32. One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character.
Leitmotif
Major
Etude
Choir
33. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.
Recitative
Chromatic scale
Quintet
String Quartet
34. Combining a number of individual but harmonizing melodies. Also known as counterpoint.
Castrato
Polyphony
Etude
Slide
35. A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices - usually without accompaniment.
Classicism
Relative pitch
Clef
Madrigal
36. An extended solo - often accompanying the vocal part of an aria.
Instrumentation
Major
Obbligato
Nocturne
37. A musical form where the melody or tune is imitated by individual parts at regular intervals. The individual parts may enter at different measures and pitches. The tune may also be played at different speeds - backwards - or inverted.
Opus
Da Capo
Canon
Pizzicato
38. A set of seven musicians who perform a composition written for seven parts.
March
Septet
Register
Modulation
39. A composition written for three voices and instruments performed by three people
Trio
Chorus
Sonata
Orchestra
40. Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range.
Castrato
Waltz
Finale
Pizzicato
41. A symbol used in musical notation indicating to gradually quicken tempo.
Sequence
Accelerando
Sonatina
Time Signature
42. Pertaining to the sonata form - a fast movement in triple time.
Scherzo
Drone
Register
Intonation
43. Arrangement of music for a combined number of instruments.
Grandioso
Canon
Requiem
Instrumentation
44. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.
Overture
Forte
A cappella
Fourth
45. A separate section of a larger composition.
Round
Obbligato
Movement
Opera
46. The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.
Treble
Waltz
Theme
Choir
47. A form of Italian opera beginning at the end of the 19th century. The setting is contemporary to the composer's own time - and the characters are modeled after every day life.
Dynamics
Libretto
Vivace
Verismo
48. The principal note of a triad.
Root
Intonation
Neoclassical
Symphony
49. A symbol indicating to play loud.
Dissonance
Classicism
Forte
Gregorian Chant
50. Pertains to tone or tones.
Tonal
Voice
Expressionism
Conductor